Covering: up to the end of 2014 Fungi are widespread in nature and have conquered nearly
every ecological niche. Fungi occur not only in terrestrial but also in freshwater and marine …

Like plants, fungi have evolved a variety of defence strategies in order to protect themselves
against feeding mammals, insects and infection with parasitic fungi. In contrast to plants little …

Abstract Naturally occurring 5, 6-dihydro-α-pyrones have up to now not been reviewed per
se but have been included in the reviews of α-pyrones (1, 2). Since approximately 65 of …

抄録 A new iridoid lactone, morindolide, and a new iridoid glucoside, morofficinaloside, have
been isolated from a Chinese natural medicine, Morindae Radix, the dried root of Morinda …

A Ru-catalyzed isomerization of Achmatowicz derivatives that opens unexplored routes to
diversify the biogenic furanic platform is reported. The mechanistic insights of this formally …

This report highlights the first biochemical characterization of a multi-domain biosynthetic
enzyme for basidiomycete secondary metabolism: the tri-domain enzyme atromentin …

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the chloroform extract of Tapinella atrotomentosa led to the
isolation of four secondary metabolites 1–4. Two of the compounds are lactones …

Insect feeding deterrents appear to be one of three groups of compounds from natural
sources that have immediate prospects of application for insect pest management; the other …

Threo and erythro-δ-hydroxy-α, β-unsaturated γ-lactones are obtained with useful
diastereoselection by condensing 2-trimethylsiloxyfuran and aldehydes by varying the …

A comprehensive survey of the 1966–1984 literature of the chemical constituents in ferns is
presented. A table of fern constituents listed by species arranged according to Crabbe et …